USPTO Decries Arbitrator's 'Extreme' Mgmt Rights Threat

By Dani Kass ( July 14, 2026, 9:02 PM EDT) -- The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office has pushed back on an arbitrator holding that the agency violated union agreements when ending telework arrangements, saying the arbitrator ignored management rights provisions and added her own terms to the contract....

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